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OOPS Inc. (Ounce of Prevention Solutions) In September 2012, we entered into an association with OOPS Inc. (Ounce of Prevention Solutions). OOPS founder and CEO Cheryl Otto, LLB has brought together leading professionals in the field of collaborative conflict management to provide a single resource, using a unique integrated conflict management system to effectively and efficiently address an organization’s employee relations issues. Please take a moment and learn more at www.oopsolutions.com.
ATAP Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), North West Chapter - Founded in 1992 by the Los Angeles Police Department's Threat Management Unit, ATAP is a non-profit organization whose objective is to learn more about how best to protect victims of stalking, harassment and threat situations. Kevin Calder is serving his second term as President.
ASIS ASIS is the world's largest organization for security professionals, with 36,000 members. Kevin Calder holds a CPP designation from ASIS.
Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence is an organization focusing on workplace violence research.
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How Workplace Conflict is Killing Your Bottom Line
In its 2010 "Cost of Conflict Avoidance" study, VitalSmarts found employees waste an average of $1,500 and an eight-hour workday for every crucial conversation they avoid. In extreme cases of avoidance, an organization’s bottom line can be hit especially hard.
The study found that 8 percent of employees estimate their inability to deal with an uncomfortable issue costs their organization more than $10,000. Further, one in 20 estimate that during the course of a drawn-out silent conflict, they waste time ruminating about the problem for more than six months. | Read more |
Recovery in the Aftermath of Workplace Violence: Guidance for Workers
A thoughtful, detailed fact sheet by the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland
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